You know when you hear something for the first time and can kinda tell that it’s going to be huge? That’s “Here Comes Your Ghost” from Phoenix’s Vinyl Station readying an introduction that’s destined to be bigger than the mighty pachyderm that graces the single cover artwork.
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With an undeniable wall of sound forged by the duo of Justin Keane and Amy Young, Boston’s Canyons and Locusts is off to the proverbial races on this new slab of fuzzed out ruckus called “To Art Bell” ahead of a new EP arriving early in the new year.
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Boasted by a new track, two covers, and a live song, the newest offering from Canada’s AAWKS is four tracks of unfiltered and unrestrained Space Rawk that’s like the debut from Black Sabbath mixing it up with Clutch’s self-titled sophomore renaissance. It’s spacious and broad while also big on the riffs AND on the catchiness for an entrancing smattering of sounds.
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Persistence is probably the best word to describe the sound that the latest release from Girl with a Hawk, keep ‘er lit, exemplifies as a whole. Like a musical map of 2023 filled with tales that detail easily some of Girl with a Hawk’s highest of high’s and lowest of lows since their inception, keep ‘er lit keeps it really real with five tracks of riotous dynamic Rawk that’ll sometimes make you feel good and sometimes make you feel bad but definitely make you feel something.
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Maybe we’re getting soft in our old age or maybe Xmas music is actually getting better??? Nahhhh… that can’t be it. How about we go with this: The artists that are making the Xmas music, whether originals or covers, are getting better. Which brings us to Disconnected Souls. We know! You read the words “Disconnected” and “Souls” together and you immediately think holiday cheer, right? And then you see that the DS sound is billed as “Cinematic Metal” and instantly think “Hey! who better to cover the WHAM! holiday classic than this quintet?” Well, that’s what the fans did indeed want for Christmas and that’s just what they’re getting for being good little boys and girls all year… or maybe they were naughty depending on how you look at it?
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While working on a recent review by an artist that starts with “L” we kept finding that, following the conclusion of that album, we were getting reintroduced to the majesty of The Lion’s Daughter and their 2021 classic Skin Show. Being the curious type, we had an “Oh! We haven’t heard from them in a bit…” moment and, upon a quick interwebs search, found they had not one, but TWO recent releases that we missed. Obviously we’re not the best fans of The Lion’s Daughter. But we’re making up for it now!
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Flexing their genre-crossing chops in anticipation of their upcoming debut double album (Very Truly Yours, arriving on December 15th), SWTEVL unveil another side of the new joint from Tairrie B. and Mick Murphy that’s not so much a departure from first single “Hellzapoppin'” (Read our review of that here) as it is a new dynamic in this big, bold aural odyssey that’s only just begun.
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We’ve been wanting to write about Boston’s Hammered Saint for some time now and couldn’t pass up this perfect storm of timing with a recently released single dropping just as we’re revving up our coverage for the last Bandcamp Friday of 2023!
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Getting dense in the world of Gretchen Shae & The Middle Eight to end the year by doubling down on the sonic swag that the band regularly exudes, “Safehouse” is yet another bright light in the burgeoning catalog from the Boston-based outfit.
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There’s been this wave collective of fantastic creatives recently made up of artists who provide art that’s visually stunning as well as aurally satisfying with the range of genres mixed, matched, butchered, and beautifully reworked into something new. This kind of Art Rawk movement for us has been spearheaded by some potent Pop to boot with the likes of Ashnikko, Lauren Sanderson, Maggie Lindemann, and WILLOW sharing the weight together and a frequent collaborator of many on that list, Siiickbrain, is here with new full-length My Masochistic Mind to make a statement of her own.
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